We did Metis finger weaving today as part of our patterns unit. I love doing this lesson because every year I tell the students that it is hard and someone will cry. I ask them to repeat after me; we can do hard things. I warn them; you may not pick it up right away. You may have to start again if you mess up. You may want to give up. It's such a great lesson in perserverance and what to do when learning something is difficult. I love it because most students find it hard. But once they get it, they feel so accomplished. This year no one cried, which was a first. But I had a few who really struggled. A few who had to restart. But everyone kept going and eventually everyone finished their weaving. The best part was when a boy who had really struggled and who was one of the last to finish asked if I had more yarn so he could make an other one. I was thinking, you wanted to quit in your frustration and now you want to make a second one....lol?
